diff --git a/.github/FUNDING.yml b/.github/FUNDING.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6741fdc93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/FUNDING.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+github: [velo]
+patreon: velo132
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 81dcf7078..8bffe2fee 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 100
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a81fc9747
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2021 The Netty Project
+#
+# The Netty Project licenses this file to you under the Apache License,
+# version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+#   https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# For most projects, this workflow file will not need changing; you simply need
+# to commit it to your repository.
+#
+# You may wish to alter this file to override the set of languages analyzed,
+# or to provide custom queries or build logic.
+name: "CodeQL"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ["master", "querydsl-5.0.0"]
+  pull_request:
+    # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
+    branches: ["master", "querydsl-5.0.0"]
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 13 * * 3'
+
+env:
+  MAVEN_OPTS: -Dhttp.keepAlive=false -Dmaven.wagon.http.pool=false -Dmaven.wagon.http.retryhandler.count=5 -Dmaven.wagon.httpconnectionManager.ttlSeconds=240
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    permissions:
+      actions: read  # for github/codeql-action/init to get workflow details
+      contents: read  # for actions/checkout to fetch code
+      security-events: write  # for github/codeql-action/analyze to upload SARIF results
+    name: Analyze
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        # Override automatic language detection by changing the below list
+        # Supported options are ['csharp', 'cpp', 'go', 'java', 'javascript', 'python']
+        language: ['java']
+        # Learn more...
+        # https://docs.github.com/en/github/finding-security-vulnerabilities-and-errors-in-your-code/configuring-code-scanning#overriding-automatic-language-detection
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    # Cache .m2/repository
+    - name: Cache local Maven repository
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      continue-on-error: true
+      with:
+        path: ~/.m2/repository
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ matrix.language }} ${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
+        restore-keys: |
+          ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ matrix.language }}
+          ${{ runner.os }}-maven-
+
+    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
+    - name: Initialize CodeQL
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
+      with:
+        languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
+        # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
+        # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
+        # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.
+        # queries: ./path/to/local/query, your-org/your-repo/queries@main
+
+    # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
+    # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
+    # - name: Autobuild
+    #  uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v2
+
+    # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
+    # 📚 https://git.io/JvXDl
+
+    # ✏️ If the Autobuild fails above, remove it and uncomment the following three lines
+    #    and modify them (or add more) to build your code if your project
+    #    uses a compiled language
+    - name: Setup Java JDK
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4.0.0
+      with:
+        distribution: 'temurin'
+        java-version: '21'
+
+    - name: Compile project
+      run: ./mvnw -B -ntp clean package -DskipTests=true -Dtoolchain.skip=true
+
+    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v2